Theatre Quotes by Don Rickles

I don't drink much anymore, but when I traveled with Frank Sinatra, God rest his soul, I used to drink like I could do…

— Don Rickles

They always use the word 'insult' with me, but I don't hurt anybody. I wouldn't be sitting here if I did. I make fun…

— Don Rickles

I don't do impressions.

— Don Rickles

I have a problem, if the light goes on on TV and it blinks midnight, I don't know how to fix it.

— Don Rickles

To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying doing it.

— Don Rickles

If something strikes me as funny, I'll put it in my performance.

— Don Rickles

Famous people are deceptive. Deep down, they're just regular people. Like Larry King. We've been friends for forty years. He's one of the few…

— Don Rickles

It takes many years to be a great comedian.

— Don Rickles

I don't like to compare myself with anybody.

— Don Rickles

Now when I'm not working, I don't really hang out with the young comics.

— Don Rickles

To this day, when I say that I went to the American Academy, people are very impressed. The reputation of the school has always…

— Don Rickles

In our day we went from - we went into saloons. We couldn't cross over like you can today, get a television series and…

— Don Rickles

I don't get into politics. I know [Donald] Trump, but I don't follow that. That's just an aside for him when he has nothing…

— Don Rickles

I was always the guy who made jokes and ribbed people at parties. After I went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts I…

— Don Rickles

When I walk down the street in New York, I swear to God, the building constructor, the guy pounding cement and what not, will…

— Don Rickles